Planning appeal decision
Brickhampton Court Golf Club, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester, GL2 9QF
Planning appeal 3321046 at Brickhampton Court Golf Club, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester, GL2 9QF (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
creation of an adventure golf park, ancillary to Brickhampton Court Golf Complex
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- GL2 9QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- If the proposal is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would fail to preserve openness and conflict with the purpose of safeguarding countryside from encroachment, and the limited economic and social benefits did not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- JCS Policy SD5JCS Policy SD9TBLP Policy GRB4TBLP Policy NAT1CHIN9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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